The Mandela Effect has gone mainstream. Now that the internet is buzzing with wild theories and new examples every day, it's time to go over where the ideas originated, and consider in detail what exactly might be causing it.
Jack Ruby Shoots Lee Harvey Oswald Video
- Carter Tweed 0 Comments
There were two films of him being shot?
The day after Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald, his alleged murderer, was shot by Jack Ruby in front of the world's press. This is well documented, and everyone knows so because they've seen the film of it. But some are saying the film itself has changed from the one they remember, and the one seen today is definitely not the one shown at the time. This raises the question of whether two films were made, or the original has somehow been changed. Is this another MMDE at work?
The problem is the angles are all different from the video some people remember, not the actual action. It's particularly strange because the same is being said of the Kennedy assassination itself. No-one is arguing what is on the films has changed, just the angles they were filmed from. Unless there actually were two separate cameramen, and the "other" film has somehow resurfaced?
Bruce Lee's death
- Simon Magnuson 0 Comments
Bruce Lee died the same way as Brandon?
There is much mystery surrounding the untimely death of Bruce Lee in 1973.
Some remember him taking a headache tablet, going for a lie down to sleep it off and never waking up. Others remember reports of cannabis being found in his body after the autopsy. Some, however, remember him being shot on set and dying from this injury, which is a macabre co-incidence because that's the way his son, Brandon Lee, died 20 years later. There are no reports of this today - are they experiencing false memories?
As time went by this could be just people not really paying attention to the names and details, so confusing Bruce/Brandon.
He died during the filming of "Game of Death", where there is a scene where he gets shot - could this have added to this MMDE too?
Tinkerbell
- Carter Tweed 0 Comments
Didn't she write with her wand?
MMDE: 90's Disney opening sequence shows Tinkerbell writing with her wand
Current: 90's Disney opening sequence doesn't show Tinkerbell writing with her wand
The introduction to the Disney movies featured a slick animation of fireworks around the iconic castle, all accompanied by the majestic sweeping musical score - but didn't Tinkerbell always wave her wand at the end, conjuring up the famous Disney logo?
Apparently not - and those who remember her doing so could be experiencing the Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect.
Wizard of Oz - Fly My Pretties, Fly!
- Cory Grajales 0 Comments
It's just "Fly! Fly! Fly!"
Where on earth did the phrase "Fly my pretties, fly!" come from if it wasn't in the Wizard of Oz? Many people remember the wicked witch saying this as she released her flying monkeys. The problem is, if they do remember it being in the movie they are experiencing the Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect, because no reference to it today can be found there.
The Wizard of Oz gets the prize for the most Mandela Effects in one movie, some of which are documented here, here and here.
The phrase "Fly my pretties, fly!" is very well-known and there are many references to be found in popular culture and the internet, ranging from The Simpsons to rock bands.
The witch does call Dorothy "My Pretty", but that's about the only remaining connection to the phrase, and seems a stretch to associate it with releasing flying monkeys.
Challenger explosion date
- Walter McEntyre 0 Comments
The astronauts are all still alive?
MMDE: 1984
Current: 1986
Some people remember the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurring some time before 1986 - are they experiencing the Mass Memory Discrepancy Effect?
Even weirder are the reports the astronauts are still alive.
Many of those who remember it exploding earlier think it happened in 1984.
NBC even ran a piece back in 2011 about people misremembering the date.
The cause was determined to be a seal which wasn't tested for cold winter temperatures, but even that's being questioned because the ones who remember it as 1984 also remember it being in the summer.
The Last Supper
- Carter Tweed 0 Comments
It's almost as if there's a code in there
Da Vinci's Last Supper is one of the most famous paintings of all time. Depicting Jesus and his Disciples breaking bread on that iconic evening, some have noticed a couple of odd things which sound like they came right out of a Tom Hanks movie.
First, there's no chalice on the table. Surely this would be present - it's the central part of the whole piece, where Jesus told them to drink from it to remember him.
The other odd thing are the glasses themselves. Painted around 1495, those drinking glasses appear to be the fine cut glass types you get from a modern glassware store, and not the crude goblets normally associated with the tableware of the day.
Other renderings of the last supper always place the chalice front and central. Some are saying they remember it as being the case with Da Vinci's work - are they experiencing the Mandela Effect?
The Matrix - What if I told you
- Carter Tweed 0 Comments
Morpheus famous Matrix quote:
MMDE: Morpheus says to Neo "What if I told you..."
Current: Morpheus does not say to Neo "What if I told you..."
Some Mass Memory Discrepancy Effects are more like memes than actual Mandela Effects. "Beam me up Scotty" is at one end, where everyone knows it wasn't actually said by Kirk in Star Trek. At the other end there are the Forrest Gump "life is/was like a box of chocolates" quotes, where it's quite a shock to discover they had misremembered it. Somewhere in between there are plenty of others, such as The Matrix line "What if I told you..."
Many people remember this being said by Morpheus when he first met Neo, in particular during the "blue pill red pill" scene.
It certainly is an internet meme now, with the familar Morpheus image headed by "What if I told you.." and something suitably witty or topical, as added by some online meme image generator.
But actually in the movie? What if I told you it never was?
